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I'm just curious- is your boyfriend working 9-5, Monday-Friday so he can spend all his time with you?
This is a boyfriend who may or may or not be permanent. Even if you are so in love at this moment that you think that you want to spend every waking moment with your boyfriend, in time that passion will become less intense (not saying that it will disappear, but reality will set in at some point and that 'love high' is almost impossible to maintain). You don't want to look back and think that you have squandered opportunities because of a relationship.
I think students don't realize how much work goes into teaching. If the OP pursues this route, she will have return to school. Competition is fierce to work in 'good' school districts and even though it looks like teachers don't do anything outside of class, there are papers to grade (for x number of students in y number of classes), tests to give, lessons to plan, PT conferences to prepare for, teacher workshops, educational conferences (to keep up with the latest teaching methods), etc. There's a lot of hidden work involved in being a good teacher.
I'm just curious- is your boyfriend working 9-5, Monday-Friday so he can spend all his time with you?
This is a boyfriend who may or may or not be permanent. Even if you are so in love at this moment that you think that you want to spend every waking moment with your boyfriend, in time that passion will become less intense (not saying that it will disappear, but reality will set in at some point and that 'love high' is almost impossible to maintain). You don't want to look back and think that you have squandered opportunities because of a relationship.
I think students don't realize how much work goes into teaching. If the OP pursues this route, she will have return to school. Competition is fierce to work in 'good' school districts and even though it looks like teachers don't do anything outside of class, there are papers to grade (for x number of students in y number of classes), tests to give, lessons to plan, PT conferences to prepare for, teacher workshops, educational conferences (to keep up with the latest teaching methods), etc. There's a lot of hidden work involved in being a good teacher.
Yes my boyfriend works 9 to 5 in an office job.
Most of the time I see him during the weekend since we have some classes after work.
Last edited by Haeley_Ramirez; 12-14-2015 at 09:21 AM..
As some others have said, I would mark off any IT jobs from your list. I've been in IT for 9+ years now and I have never held a job where I wasn't fair game after hours or on the weekends. If you want a set schedule with no overtime, then stay far, far away from overtime. You will hear some IT people on here mention nice, cushy schedules but I don't believe that they are the norm by any stretch. A lot of applications and servers need to be up and running 24/7 and that can lead to phone calls in the middle of the night when an issue arises.
As some others have said, I would mark off any IT jobs from your list. I've been in IT for 9+ years now and I have never held a job where I wasn't fair game after hours or on the weekends. If you want a set schedule with no overtime, then stay far, far away from overtime. You will hear some IT people on here mention nice, cushy schedules but I don't believe that they are the norm by any stretch. A lot of applications and servers need to be up and running 24/7 and that can lead to phone calls in the middle of the night when an issue arises.
Really, what about like a Computer Support Specialist?
I just came back from getting help from a help desk person of my password for my work email and read the business hours are 8 to 5 for any computer related issue?
This is for a Community college.
Last edited by Haeley_Ramirez; 12-14-2015 at 10:01 AM..
Really, what about like a Computer Support Specialist?
I just came back from getting help from a help desk person of my password for my work email and read the business hours are 8 to 5 for any computer related issue?
This is for a Community college.
In that case, it sounds like that particular job has set hours with possibly no after hours work needed. However, who is to say that the job you would go for or get would be the same? You can't count on that at all, at least not in this field (IT).
I'm just curious- is your boyfriend working 9-5, Monday-Friday so he can spend all his time with you?
This is a boyfriend who may or may or not be permanent. Even if you are so in love at this moment that you think that you want to spend every waking moment with your boyfriend, in time that passion will become less intense (not saying that it will disappear, but reality will set in at some point and that 'love high' is almost impossible to maintain). You don't want to look back and think that you have squandered opportunities because of a relationship.
I think students don't realize how much work goes into teaching. If the OP pursues this route, she will have return to school. Competition is fierce to work in 'good' school districts and even though it looks like teachers don't do anything outside of class, there are papers to grade (for x number of students in y number of classes), tests to give, lessons to plan, PT conferences to prepare for, teacher workshops, educational conferences (to keep up with the latest teaching methods), etc. There's a lot of hidden work involved in being a good teacher.
I am just speaking about my own experiences when I was in K-12 school. Yes, there is a lot of hidden work involved in being a "good" teacher. But the teachers that I had, you would not consider "good", even though I was in a "good" school district. I think that part of the problem is that "good" school districts attract parents who are more concerned about the zip code on the letters they mail and the name of the school on their child's diploma, rather than the actual quality of education their kids are receiving.
I still argue that the OP should become a teacher, since there is no pressure for her to be a "good" teacher once she gets tenure.
You mention things like parent teacher conferences. But those are scheduled far in advance, so she can easily plan around them. What the OP wants to avoid is a job where she is forced to carry a pager, or where her boss will tell her at 4:45 PM on Friday to either be at work tomorrow at the crack of dawn, or get fired. Those are not things that teachers have to deal with. Not even the "good" ones.
I work for a State Community College Im guessing that's a government job.
I don't think that's a government position.
I thought someone already told you that on this thread.
Wouldn't you know for sure?
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